Research Article

Influence of Genetic Variants in EGF and Other Genes on Hematological Traits in Korean Populations by a Genome-Wide Approach

Table 3

Association results of rs2282786 for platelet count.

TraitCHRSNPBPGeneFunctionMAKARE + CAVAS ( = 12,509) Health ( = 8,053)BioBank Japan ( = 23,032)Combined ( = 43,594)
Effect sizeEffect sizeEffect sizeEffect size ()

PLT4rs2282786111141945EGFIntronicC−6.64 ± 0.9442.05 × 10−12−4.21 ± 1.111.59 × 10−4−4.78 ± 1.044.47 × 10−6−5.23 ± 0.662.44 × 10−150.41 (0.68)

The association result of rs11098063, a proxy SNP of rs2282786 (), in Health2 cohort is represented in this table. Effect sizes are shown as beta ± S.E.; CHR, chromosome; BP, base position; MA, minor allele.